Inspired by kurremkarm's thread:

How many people here got to business meetings, job sites, etc. on a bike? How do your business associates and clients (or whatever) react? I find I get mixed reactions. Despite being in a city with excellent cycling and public transit, I often get:

1)- The assumption that I am less professional because I didn't show up in a car, or
2)- The assumption that I can't deliver the services I promise to because I normally cycle, and/or
3)- Some variation of the "poor you" routine.

What's amusing here is that the same people who have said "good for you!" when they found out I bike get all concerned if I plan to carry 20lbs of camera gear on the bike.